The story circles around the character of Light Yagami. Light resents the constant increasing of crime in the world around him. One day he happens upon a note book with the words "Death Note" engraved on the surface. The Death Note's instructions claim that if a human's name is written within it, that person shall die. Light begins to use the Death Note on criminals. The number 1 detective in the world, known only as L, catches interest in this mysterious serial killer dubbed "Kira" by the public. Light Yagami/Kira and L start a psychological war against one another full of twist and turns trying to find out each others real name. -Sloth